BOXING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17145, 26 April 1919, Page 12

BOXING.

. REVIVAL 0E . SPORT. A 20-ROUND CONTEST. The first 20-rouhd contest since tire cut break of war,» took place at Melbourne re» . Ccntly, when Sam Saunders and Chris Jordan, boxed for the light-weight championship of Victoria. Saunders, as usual, determinedly bored his -way in, but Jdrdan coolly fought him off, busily scoring with either hand. Jordan won the first round. . Saunders opened tho second briskly, rushin: Jordan, time after timo to the ropes. His strength and nlggedness already seamed to be beating Jordan down; Jordan's deliveries were, bavins little or no slowing effect. Early in the third, Jordan inflicted sound punishment to the head. This was also Jordan's round, making two to one, Saundors missed often in round four, v/hlle Jordan, continuing to make good play, piled up the points. .Though repeatedly mocked' I back, Saunders tenaciously forced his w»y in. Jordan showed fine ring draft. Hard punches in' the body were, however, cCeotiwe his pace. Round five was about even, but Saunders was working as much havoc with I .one punch as Jordan was with half a dozen. Saunders was ever right ori the' top of his man, giving him no rest. Jordan certainly scored the points, but there was always the j fear of his breaking up. Grinding' in, but I fighting with admirable fairness/ Saunders looked like lasting, while Jordan was wearing badly. One round was much like another, except that the further they went the more heavy-legged, Jordan became. F.'om* . the tenth it was only a question tfs to whether Jordan could see out the distance: Be' made a remarkable rally at the close of the thirteenth, bringing the crowd to its feet, , Saunders was being outclassed. Few men , in any contest had been so often footed, and never probably had anyone missed so frequently. It was now practically a cane of ; brute strength against a tired, skilful boxer. A right uppercut in the sixteenth, put Jordan down for eight, Down again for &' . second, but quickly on his feet, Jordan cVc- ' trifled all by driving Saunders back to his ' corner midst terrific cheering. A succession ', of hard crosses to-the head put Jordan; to tho floor tor nine. Soon after he was beaten ' right out. 1 NOTES AND COMMENTS. At the Hplborn Stadium, recently, Tommy Noble (England) defeated Eugerto Criqui, tho 1 "French bantam champion, in a contest for I *the European bantam championship and *' ' purse of £600. The end came in tho 1 19thround in a cflrious way. Noble landed a hard blow on the buttock, Criqui stopped, ■ apparently cramped, and in great pain. Noble was nonplussed for a moment; but I then he floored his opponent with a punch to the jaw. It was afterwards explained that Criqui's disablement was due to ricking 1 ! his thigh in turning. Nr>b'c was fast and ' i strong throughout, and Criqui was much. 'punished. People who know the rules of j boxing will ask why was Noble not disqualified for striking the Frenchman on the buttock. Tommy Noble is the bantamweight ' champion of England. —i—-,,. ~-....■». A